Re: [Tech] Darknets have a need for peer preference.

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Author: Matthew Toseland
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Subject: Re: [Tech] Darknets have a need for peer preference.
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On Sat, Apr 15, 2006 at 06:23:54PM -0400, Gregory Maxwell wrote:
> On 4/15/06, Lars Juel Nielsen <lars.j.nielsen@???> wrote:
> > That sounds like a quite bad idea if the small world theory and our
> > routing algorithm works.
> > At least according to my understanding of it.
>
> The alternative is that I drastically reduce the number of peerings I
> have to improve the chances that my close-friends are able to stay
> connected. ... but then I become part of a small subgraph myself and
> become more likely a victim of partitioning.


What is the implicit problem here?

Please explain your complaint, not just your proposed solution.
>
> There isn't much point to the darknet model if we must force people to
> peer promiscuously in order to maintain global connectivity.

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